land
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1.0
- noun
- /lænd/
- The group is calling on supporters to defend the land "inherited from our ancestors."
- land use
- agricultural land
- land rights
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Watch on YouTubeYes, even between the land and the ship.
- Yes, even between the land and the ship.
- It has food, it has land, water, gold, oil.
- It needed to subdivide the land in an equitable fashion.
- I asked it what's the fastest land mammal, and it told me.
- Now, one important thing to remember, land is not depreciable.
- People have been fighting over land since Adam and Eve, OK?
- So the first step is identifying land and entitling.
- They could seize church lands, They could take the state treasury.
- These were rural establishments looking for land in the centre of the city.
- This land, this land, this land, this this.
Examples
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America, the land of beauty, where all your dreams will come true.
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What people needed, he reasoned, were land and the tools to make what they wanted.
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We will continue fighting for our land, whatever the cost.
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The hotel is out here because the land is just so big.
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This very land we now call Germany.
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The buildings in major cities would have to compete for land with commercial properties.
Academic text (2011) -
But Brazil actually has really good land use planning.
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The state also combined many small patches of land into more farmable fields.
Academic text (2011) -
They'll buy an acre of land in rural Italy.
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They decided to invest in their own land and start a farm.
Synonyms
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1.0
A nation with its own government and people
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1.0
A country or region that has its own government
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1.7
A large group of people in one country who share a common history and culture
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1.0
The solid surface of the earth that people walk on and plants grow in
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4.2
A large area of land owned by one person or family with a big house
744
3.9
A piece of land with fixed boundaries for building
455
3.0
An area of land controlled by a country or ruler
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1.0
The ground or soil under your feet
248
3.0
A view of land and nature seen at once, often beautiful
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3.8
A piece of land with features like hills, rocks, or flat ground
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5.6
An area controlled by a ruler, government, or organization
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1.7
Land where people grow crops or raise animals
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1.0
The solid ground on Earth that is not under the sea
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1.8
A small area of land that someone owns or uses
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4.0
A piece of land usually measured in acres and used for farming or building
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1.8
Firm land you can stand on instead of water
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2.8
A large area of land that is not separated by water
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3.0
A small piece of ground for growing plants or building on
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2.7
A piece of land used for a specific purpose like building or farming
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4.1
A large area of land used for a certain purpose
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2.9
A piece of land sold or owned as one unit
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3.4
A large connected area of land that is part of the Earth
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5.6
Solid dry land that is not the sea or air
3
2.8
An area of land used for something, like a garden or park
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2.3
A small piece of land used for growing plants
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
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5.0
A region east of the Mediterranean Sea, mainly Israel and Palestine, that is sacred to Jews, Christians and Muslims
- Formal
10
3.7
Public land that a government gives to someone for building colleges or railways
6
4.2
Government action that takes farm land from large owners and gives it to small farmers
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4.4
A nickname for Illinois in the United States because Abraham Lincoln lived there
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4.7
Official nickname for the US state of New Mexico about its beautiful land and rich culture
- Offensive
1
9.3
A joking name for California about its farms and unusual people
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6.0
A place or situation someone hopes will bring them happiness after a long struggle
- Literature
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9.9
A peaceful place like a dream where people relax and forget their problems
- Informal
1
9.9
An imaginary place where people are out of touch with reality because they are too optimistic
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8.6
A region of Antarctica claimed by Norway between Enderby Land and the Weddell Sea
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Etymology
Land comes from an old German word that meant 'ground' or 'country', a word you still see in German Land and Dutch land and in names like England. So land today means the solid part of the earth or an area of a country.